Cottage at the Crossroads -

Permits, Sledgehammers, and Renovation Plans

Although renovating our 100 year old home is a daunting process, we’re starting off the year with lots of renovation plans for our home. Gosh, friends! I’m so excited to share with you our plans for renovating parts of our home. We are nervous to undertake all of this, but it is necessary. We have lived here at the Crossroads…
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Healthier Baked Blooming Onion

If you love the fried blooming onion appetizer that you find at popular restaurants but don’t want to consume over 1000 calories, you’ll find this healthier baked blooming onion recipe a great alternative. I’m always motivated to eat healthier in January, aren’t you? But I really don’t want to eliminate all my favorite foods. So making healthier versions of my…
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White Hydrangea Farmhouse Wreath

This simple and thrifty farmhouse wreath in a tobacco basket is a perfect transitional DIY home decor item. Hi friends. How is your new year going? After I got all the Christmas decorations removed and packed away, I felt that the house looked bare. What? You, too? Today I’m sharing a simple DIY farmhouse wreath that I quickly put together…
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12 Delicious Healthy Recipes

The Cooking Housewives and I have rounded up 12 delicious healthy recipes to make it easier to eat healthier this year. Did you make some New Year resolutions to eat healthier? I’m always thinking about how I can eat better which for us means eliminating or reducing carbs. But no matter whether you’ve decided to eat low carb, low fat,…
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